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per ESPN:
Which program set itself up with the most chances to impress in 2015 with a tough schedule? We debate in today's Take Two:
Take 1: Dan Murphy
There's only school that will play two of the top three teams in the country (according to ESPN's preseason FPI rankings) this season -- Minnesota. The Gophers don't get to ease into their challenging slate either. They start the year with TCU, which returns Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin and is ranked third in the FPI. They follow that game with a trip to Colorado State, where the Rams went undefeated last year en route to a 10-win season.
The second rough stretch for Minnesota starts in October when it faces Nebraska, Michigan and Ohio State (at the Horseshoe) in a four-week time period. The Cornhuskers and Wolverines both have exciting new coaching staffs that make them unpredictable foes in 2015. Facing the defending national championships in Columbus will be as tough of a task as any program faces this fall. Michigan State has to do the same, and has an argument for the league's toughest schedule, but starting the year with TCU gives Minnesota the edge. It won't be easy for the Gophers to continue their positive momentum this fall.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/119931/take-two-big-tens-toughest-2015-schedule
Go Gophers!!
Which program set itself up with the most chances to impress in 2015 with a tough schedule? We debate in today's Take Two:
Take 1: Dan Murphy
There's only school that will play two of the top three teams in the country (according to ESPN's preseason FPI rankings) this season -- Minnesota. The Gophers don't get to ease into their challenging slate either. They start the year with TCU, which returns Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin and is ranked third in the FPI. They follow that game with a trip to Colorado State, where the Rams went undefeated last year en route to a 10-win season.
The second rough stretch for Minnesota starts in October when it faces Nebraska, Michigan and Ohio State (at the Horseshoe) in a four-week time period. The Cornhuskers and Wolverines both have exciting new coaching staffs that make them unpredictable foes in 2015. Facing the defending national championships in Columbus will be as tough of a task as any program faces this fall. Michigan State has to do the same, and has an argument for the league's toughest schedule, but starting the year with TCU gives Minnesota the edge. It won't be easy for the Gophers to continue their positive momentum this fall.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/119931/take-two-big-tens-toughest-2015-schedule
Go Gophers!!
